S--IGF::CL::IGF INDE - TRASH COLLECTION AND DUMPING AT INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTOR

SYNOPSIS The National Park Service (NPS) intends to issue a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for a commercial services solicitation for refuse collection and disposal services for a 40 cubic yard compactor container, and for the provision of a local transfer station for NPS personnel to dump trash. The customer is Independence National Historical Park (INDE), located in Philadelphia, PA. The solicitation, including the specifications, will be posted to the websites, http://www.fedbizops.gov and https://fedconnect.net/fedconnect on or about 18 February 2014. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed or issued directly from the contracting office. TELEPHONE, EMAIL OR FAX REQUESTS FOR THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED OR HONORED BY THE GOVERNMENT. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management SAM formerly Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive contract award. The work consists of the following: (1) Contractor shall furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to provide a 40-yard container for the trash compactor located at 275 S. 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA, and to provide services for the removal and dumping of the container as directed by INDE. Emptying of the filled dumpster will be during normal duty hours, Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm within 24 hours of notification. Once the filled container is removed, an empty 40 yard container will be in its place within the same duty day; and (2) Provide for (INDE) staff, within 10 miles of 275 S. 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA, a transfer station for INDE staff to dump INDE collected trash. The trash will be delivered in a garbage truck or pickup truck. The transfer station will be available to INDE seven (7) days a week from 7am to 5pm. The period of performance for this contract will be a base period from 1 April 2014 through 30 September 2014, with four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. To gain a full understanding of the requirement, interested contractors are strongly encouraged to attend the site visit to view the location where the work will be performed. A formal site visit for this solicitation is scheduled for Thursday 27 February at 10:00 AM ET.at INDE. The point of contact for the site visit is David Hamby, who can be reached by phone at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email at contact@example.gov . This solicitation is being issued under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 13.5 (FAR 13.5) "Test Program for Certain Commercial Items". Therefore, Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be used for this solicitation. The Service Contract Act is applicable to this solicitation. The NAICS code for this project is 562111 with a size standard of $35,500,000. For technical questions concerning this project, contact Mike Fatale at +1 (555) 000-0000, or by email at contact@example.gov .